Date: January 8, 1945
World War II: Hiroshima, Japan is devastated when the atomic bomb "Little Boy" is dropped by the United States B-29 Enola Gay. Around 70,000 people are killed instantly, and some tens of thousands die in subsequent years from burns and radiation poisoning. Date: August 6, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…
World War II: Adolf Hitler marries his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor. Date: April 29, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Franklin D….
The Berlin Victory Parade of 1945 is held. Date: September 7, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War II: American Forces Land on Corregidor Island, February 16, 1945Iwo Jima Marines Raise American Flag…
A devastating tornado outbreak in Mississippi and Alabama kills 45 people and injures 427 others. Date: February 12, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945German Troops Kill 1,000 Prisoners in Gardelegen, Germany – April…
The Lao Issara took control of Laos' government and reaffirmed the country's independence. Date: October 12, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War II: Sixth U.S. Army Invades Lingayen Gulf, January 9, 1945Axis…
The United States Atomic Energy Commission is formed. Date: April 9, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Ho Chi Minh Proclaims Democratic Republic of Vietnam, September 2, 1945Soviet Red Army Liberates Hungary from German…